The conditions of the loan involved Piqué having to feature in at least 20 games for the Aragonese club, which he did, as he made 22 first team appearances in a successful spell, alongside Argentine Gabriel Milito, either as a centre back or a defensive midfielder.

; born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team.A product of Barça's cantera, La Masia, Piqué initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Pep Guardiola's leadership, helping the club win trebles in 2008––15.He is one of four players to have won the UEFA Champions League two years in a row with different teams, the others being Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Samuel Eto'o.Piqué started his career in FC Barcelona's youth teams as a defensive midfielder, but before he signed his first professional contract with the club, he decided to join Manchester United.The Premier League side did not pay a fee for Piqué as he was too young to have a professional contract.

Piqué made his debut for Manchester United in October 2004, as a late replacement for John O'Shea in a 3–0 League Cup victory at Crewe Alexandra as a centre back.I'm really, really happy." The couple, who have been dating since 2010, have two children together – two-year-old Milan and nine-month-old Sasha.Both Shakira and Gerard are devoted to their children, and often share pictures and videos of their boys on Instagram., Shakira also sweetly revealed Gerard, 29, is her favorite person to follow on Instagram.RELATED: Shakira's Baby Son is Already a Soccer Star — Watch the Video!"It's funny, when I made those comments, it was really in a lighthearted, humorous way.